Category: Art

Rocky – Painted and Digitized by John Beatty!

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One late afternoon back in 1986, I  got a call from John Beatty.  John said, he was going to work on a painting of Rocky that night after dinner.  He invited me over to watch.  Of course I took him up on the offer.  John worked on the piece through the night.  He finished it in one long session.

The art above is not a picture of that painting.  Years later John was messing around with a photo of the painting and came up with this.

Rocky vs Clubber Lang with Guest Referee Alfred E. Neuman by Tom Richmond!

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When Tom Richmond of MAD magazine fame opened up his commission list and I jumped on with a request for Rocky (Sly Stallone) and Clubber (Mr. T) from Rocky III.  Mr. Richmond added guest referee Alfred E. Neuman!  As you can see Mr. Richmond came through with a knockout, which is no surprise.

This was my first commission from Tom Richmond. It is larger than my scanner and the photo doesn’t do it justice.

If you’re a sketch collector, I highly recommend Tom Richmond.  He creates great art, has wonderful communication and packages the art securely.

THE STEPS (A Memoir) by Sylvester Stallone is Coming!

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For years Sylvester Stallone fans have hoped Sly would write his memoir.  And now he has.  It’s titled THE STEPS.  Here’s the lowdown…

A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told.

In the fifty years since Sylvester Stallone ran up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, he and those steps have become symbols of resilience and determination, and have inspired millions from all over the world to pursue their dreams.

In THE STEPS, Stallone recounts how he pursued his own dreams. A culmination of decades of reflection, Stallone shares where he came from — a difficult birth, an even more difficult childhood, years of struggle in school being misunderstood — and he explains how the real story of a successful life is built by facing, embracing, and ultimately overcoming our challenges. It’s found in the distances we are willing to go and the steps we must take to get from where we are to where we want to go.

In a narrative framed between his arrival in New York City in 1969 and the triumph of Rocky at the 1977 Academy Awards, Stallone weaves a vivid and propulsive portrait of struggle, subsistence, and ultimately success. He writes of his early days and later years, too, and the persistence, creativity, and resilience that led not only to the creation of Rocky but to a career filled with remarkably iconic roles. THE STEPS is a testament to Stallone’s extraordinary life and a profound meditation on the importance of vision and willpower and hard work.

THE STEPS will be released on May 5, 2026.  Pre-orders are available now.  If you order from one of the links below, we will get a small percentage of each sale, without increasing the price of the book.  Your support is appreciated.

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